The Cranes Are Flying

Name: The Cranes Are Flying
Director: Mikhail Kalatozov
Released: 1957
Duration: 1 h 31 min
Cast: Tatyana Samoilova, Alexei Batalov, Vasili Merkuriev, Aleksandr Shvorin, S Kharitonova

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1957
Mikhail Kalatozov
91 mins
U

Review

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Ronald Bergan

One of the first Soviet films made after a political "thaw" which seemed to herald a new artistic freedom in the country's cinema, this prize-winning love story, directed by Mikhail Kalatozov, concerns a young hospital worker (Tatyana Samoilova) who contracts a loveless marriage following reports that her soldier fiancé has been killed. An unpretentious and poetic movie about love and the Second World War that benefits from some majestic camerawork and a sensitive performance by Samoilova. The film received the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 1958; international recognition and admiration followed.

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Cast

rolenameVeronicaTatyana SamoilovaBorisAlexei BatalovByodor IvanovichVasili MerkurievMarkAleksandr ShvorinIrinaS KharitonovaVolodyaK NikitinStepanV ZubkovGrandmotherA Bogdanova

Crew

rolenameDirectorMikhail Kalatozov

Details

Theatrical distributor

Curzon Film Dists Ltd

Languages

English

Available on

DVD

Formats

Black and white